Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 240 Hecker, Eugene A. (Eugene Arthur) 1884 Hecker, Eugene Arthur A Short History of Women's Rights From the Days of Augustus to the Present Time. with Special Reference to England and the United States. Second Edition Revised, With Additions. Reading ease score: 61.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Ted Garvin, Wilelmina Mallière and PG Distributed Proofreaders "A Short History of Women's Rights" by Eugene A. Hecker is a historical account written during the early 20th century. The book explores the evolution of women's rights from ancient times through significant periods in history, particularly focusing on England and the United States. Hecker aims to provide a succinct narrative that outlines the incremental advancements in women's rights and evaluates societal attitudes toward women across various cultures and legal frameworks. At the start of the book, Hecker offers a preface that sets the stage for a comprehensive examination of women's rights, underscoring the lack of a cohesive account on the subject available to English-speaking audiences. He highlights the necessity of grounding his work in primary sources and the historical record, detailing women's legal rights and societal roles in ancient civilizations such as Rome. Hecker emphasizes the importance of understanding both the legislative frameworks and cultural perceptions that have historically shaped women's rights, thereby inviting readers to reflect on the dynamic interplay between legal rights and social attitudes throughout history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Women's rights -- History HQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: History - General 703205 647929 2024-10-05T10:47:05.627092 2023-10-05T10:15:15.213483 text/html text/html 613781 2020-12-26T01:43:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 201194 2020-12-26T01:43:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 293160 2024-10-05T10:47:20.521518 application/epub+zip 306465 2024-10-05T10:47:09.880564 application/epub+zip 283262 2024-10-05T10:47:08.105107 application/epub+zip 607421 2024-10-05T10:47:27.343479 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 525299 2024-10-05T10:47:19.219501 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407538 2022-09-06T04:26:55.460572 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 490396 490329 2024-10-05T10:47:02.231138 2023-10-05T10:15:12.660466 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 491955 2020-12-26T01:43:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 179213 2020-12-26T01:43:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 491958 2020-12-26T01:43:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 179109 2020-12-26T01:43:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21237 2024-10-05T10:47:27.494457 application/rdf+xml 14708 2024-10-05T10:47:08.760560 image/jpeg 3524 2024-10-05T10:47:08.432556 image/jpeg 284863 2024-10-05T10:47:05.672153 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog